title: The advent of DNA databanks: implications for information privacy.
abstract: Genetic identification tests -- better known as DNA profiling -- currently allow criminal investigators to connect suspects to physical samples retrieved from a victim or the scene of a crime. A controversial yet acclaimed expansion of DNA analysis is the creation of a massive databank of genetic codes. This Note explores the privacy concerns arising out of the collection and retention of extremely personal information in a central database. The potential for unauthorized access by those not investigating a particular crime compels the implementation of national standards and stringent security measures.
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authors.lastname: de Gorgey
mesh_terms: D003219:Confidentiality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D016208:Databases, Factual / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D006113:United Kingdom; D014481:United States